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Friday, August 01, 2008

Books read in July

1. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne (Sad)2. I, Robot by Isaac Asimov3. Black Swan Green by David Mitchell (Funniest book I've read in AGES)4. Extras by Scott Westerfeld (satisfying)5. The Boy Who Loved Anne Frank by Ellen Feldman (Want to read Anne Frank's Diary again!)6. Mr Vertigo by Paul Auster7. Tommy Sullivan Is A Freak by Meg Cabot (I heart Meg Cabot as always)8. The Book of Illusions by Paul Auster9. Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri (well-written but short stories are not my thing)10. Interview With the Vampire by Anne Rice11. The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier (too simply written for my liking)12. Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier (a reread)13. The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld

Last month I felt chained to the 1001 books list. This month, not so much. I never wanted to use the list as the last say in what books I did and didn't read, but I found myself not reading certain books because they weren't on the list and then struggling through other books just because they were. This month I decided to read what I wanted to read, and I'm glad. I feel happier and thus read more books!

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This month I decided to read what I wanted to read, and I'm glad. I feel happier and thus read more books!

Good for you. Sometimes I start to feel chained in by my TBR stack and give in, put them all back on the shelf, and start again. I find it interesting how I can without too much trouble turn reading into a chore for myself.

If you're interested, and you can convince yourself you won't be chained to it, there's a brand new version of Arukiyomi's 1001 books spreadsheet. Along with some cool new features, there are lists of both the revised 1001 books and those that were removed from the new 2008 list.

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